I love unit studies, ya’ll. But I have to admit that I’m sometimes afraid that if I do a unit study with the kids we’ll miss out on all the “real school” we should be doing. Because, obviously, if something’s fun- like a unit study- we aren’t “really learning,” right? NO! That’s totally wrong. But I am sometimes brainwashed into thinking this.

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So what’s a unit study loving homeschool mom who still wants to do “real school” to do? Use Once-A-Week Unit Studies from Homeschool Legacy. We have had the opportunity to use and review several of these great unit studies over the past couple of years. We recently reviewed- just in time for the holidays- Once-A-Week Micro-Studies: Thanksgiving With the Pilgrims from Homeschool Legacy. This was s digital download that we received.
About Homeschool Legacy
Homeschool Legacy is an awesome homeschool curriculum provider created by a homeschool mom. The company produces unit studies that are based on a Christian worldview. One interesting fact for my Scouts friends: Homeschool Legacy unit studies often meet requirements for the Boy Scouts and American Heritage Girls. If you look under the Info tab on the Homeschool Legacy menu you can find a list of unit studies that correspond to badge requirements.
What’s a Once-A-Week Unit Study?
So, what’s the difference between a unit study and a Once-A-Week unit study? The creator of the Homeschool Legacy unit studies has taken a unique approach. The studies are designed to be completed by using them one day a week. This means that you can use your regular curricula four days a week and still have fun learning with unit studies.
These unit studies are designed to be used with multiple ages so that the whole family can learn together. There is reading within the unit study and there are books suggested for reading as well. Some of the reading will be done more often, but the activities are designed to be done on the one day a week that you use the study.
What’s Different About Micro-Studies?
The study that we reviewed is considered a micro-study, and Homeschool Legacy has several of these. The micro-studies are still designed to be used once-a-week and they still include fun and learning that can be used by multiple grades. But there are some differences.
- They have three main assignments each week, all about thirty minutes long.
- They only come in digital format.
- They are for grades 1-8, while the original studies are considered for grades 2-12.
- They don’t have a family devotional for each lesson. The original studies have a devotional time included in each day’s study.
- They don’t meet scout requirements as many of the other studies do.

Thanksgiving With the Pilgrims and How We Used It
- The Scrooby Separatists
- The Voyage
- At Home in Plymouth
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- The Puritans
- Merry Christmas!

What Did We Think?
Other Studies Reviewed by The Homeschool Crew
- Christmas Comes to America (Once-A Week study)
- Pirates or Privateers: You Decide (Micro-study)
- Cooking Up History With the Founding Presidents (Micro-Study)
- Victoria and Her World (Micro-Study)- I’ve reviewed this study here.
- Many Nations (Micro-Study)
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